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enA warm Calgarian breakfast on a cold Carnival morninghttp://qctonline.com/warm-calgarian-breakfast-cold-carnival-morning
<div> Bright sun and cold weather brought crowds out to Place d’Youville on Feb. 3 for the 61st annual Calgary Stampede Flapjack Breakfast. More than 4,000 sausages were roasted and as many flapjacks were flipped, to the delight of everyone. </div>
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<div>On Feb. 4, at first glance, the weather felt just right: cloudy sky, snowing and warmer weather than the day before. Things were a tad rougher out on the St. Lawrence River. Nearly 50 teams of ice canoe paddlers were ready to face everything in the Winter Carnival Ice Canoe Race. </div><div><p><a href="http://qctonline.com/strong-current-wind-big-floes-and-snow-no-problem-ice-canoe-paddlers">read more</a></p>http://qctonline.com/strong-current-wind-big-floes-and-snow-no-problem-ice-canoe-paddlers#commentsCommunityArts &amp; EntertainmentSportsFebruary 7 2018 EditionWed, 07 Feb 2018 01:33:58 +0000Admin12959 at http://qctonline.comKatherine Bleeker displays her Bonhomme mania http://qctonline.com/katherine-bleeker-displays-her-bonhomme-mania
<p>Local resident Katherine Bleeker is crazy about Quebec City’s Winter Carnival. </p>
<p>She has an amazing collection of Bonhomme Carnaval effigies (those small plastic figures of the chubby white carnival mascot that have been sold during Carnival every year since 1955) pinned to a ceinture fléchée (the traditional colourful Carnival sash) draped above her fireplace.</p>
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<div style="text-align: center"><b>February 7, 1868 – The Morning Chronicle</b></div><div style="text-align: center"><p><a href="http://qctonline.com/memorials-and-things-fame-322">read more</a></p>http://qctonline.com/memorials-and-things-fame-322#commentsCommunityFebruary 7 2018 EditionMemorials and Things of FameWed, 07 Feb 2018 01:33:57 +0000Admin12957 at http://qctonline.comThe story behind Côte d’Abrahamhttp://qctonline.com/story-behind-c-te-d-abraham
<div>This street is named in honour of Abraham Martin (1589-1664), also known as L’Écossais (the Scot). Connecting the St. Charles River valley to the upper part of the city, the original footpath or trail passed by the northern edge of the property of Abraham Martin, whose house was situated in the Saint-Jean-Baptiste neighbourhood. </div>
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<div>The theatre of the newly-named Jeffery Hale Student Centre hosted the encore and final showings of The Philanthropist, a multimedia theatre presentation about the life of the man himself – Jeffery Hale – on Feb. 2 and 3. </div>
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<p>I read with interest the recent article “Ross Cottage on the Move” [by Mark Lindenberg in the Jan. 17, 2018, edition]. I also often wondered about the history of the cottage and who owned it. I have a small, personal connection to who lived there at one time.</p>
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<p>So, there we were last week at the checkout at a grocery store belonging to one of the country’s largest corporate titans. The nice checkout person asked for our loyalty card, which we promptly surrendered, and she handed us a folder containing a new card, which she said we needed to activate online.</p>
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<p>Winter affects everyone differently. While some people enjoy the cold, others tend to feel more depressed. The Centre de Prévention du suicide (CPS) organizes a week in February dedicated to suicide prevention. This year, the 28th edition is taking place Feb. 4-10.</p>
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<div>The 23rd Olympic Winter Games are just around the corner, and many of you will want to follow all the action that will be going on in the mountains of Pyeongchang, in the Republic of Korea.</div><div><p><a href="http://qctonline.com/what-time-it-pyeongchang">read more</a></p>http://qctonline.com/what-time-it-pyeongchang#commentsCommunitySportsFebruary 7 2018 EditionWed, 07 Feb 2018 01:01:56 +0000Admin12952 at http://qctonline.comOSQ and its choir perform a heart-to-heart concert http://qctonline.com/osq-and-its-choir-perform-heart-heart-concert
<p>Many hearts beat as one last Thursday, Feb. 1, as the Orchestre Symphonique de Québec (OSQ) under the direction of Alain Trudel, and the choir of the OSQ, led by choirmaster David Rompré, presented the première performance of Coeur (heart). </p>
<p>Of course, in French, a choir is a choeur (just add an “h” to coeur). In this case, the choir was truly at the heart of this concert.</p>
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<div>Before the shock of the shooting at the Centre culturel islamique de Québec (CCIQ) had worn off, on Jan. 30, 2017, Quebecers sidestepped the expansive police cordon and flowed into the parking lot of Église Notre-Dame-de-Foy, across Route de l’Église from the mosque, leaving flowers, candles and good wishes. One year later, they were back.<p><a href="http://qctonline.com/quebecers-pay-respects-mosque-victims-call-better-future">read more</a></p>http://qctonline.com/quebecers-pay-respects-mosque-victims-call-better-future#commentsCommunityFebruary 7 2018 EditionWed, 07 Feb 2018 01:01:55 +0000Admin12950 at http://qctonline.com2018 Olympics preview: 16 athletes from the Quebec City region to compete in Korea ​http://qctonline.com/2018-olympics-preview-16-athletes-quebec-city-region-compete-korea
<p>The 2018 Winter Olympics will see, once again, a strong contingent from Canada. Sixteen athletes from the Quebec City area will take part in the 23rd Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea.</p>
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<p>The sports teams from St. Patrick’s High School did not have a great week. Overall, the Irish basketball and hockey teams had a record of two wins and four losses.</p>
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<p>The 23rd Olympic Winter Games are just around the corner, and sports fans (or Olympics fans) might need more than the usual program printout to keep track of events. A ton of coffee might be called for.</p>
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<p>Quebec City ice cross racer Steven Cox did not have another dream weekend, Feb. 2-3. He finished third in his qualifying heat during the Red Bull Crashed Ice stop in Jyväsklä, Finland. </p>
<p>Cox, who finished seventh overall in St. Paul Minnesota two weeks ago, did not get the luck of the draw to start with.</p>
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<p>The question is not, ‘Can they reason?’ nor, ‘Can they talk?’ but ‘Can they suffer?’” – Jeremy Bentham, 1748–1832.<br />
At Université Laval’s agricultural fair, many interesting subjects were proposed throughout the event. I had the privilege to attend the lecture on animal welfare given by Jean-Paul Laforest, a professor in the university’s animal sciences department.</p>
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<p>It’s no secret Quebecers love poutine. Curiously, the presence of this formerly low-brow cheese-fries-and-gravy favourite has expanded to the menus of nearly every restaurant in the city. The sheer number of offers can make it difficult to know where the poutine is worth the splurge, and where you should just stick to a burger.</p>
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<div>The new season of the Club musical de Québec began on a high note this past Sunday afternoon, with a concert by esteemed French pianist Philippe Cassard. To commemorate the 100-year anniversary of Claude Debussy’s death, the pianist performed several pieces by the late composer. Other composers whose works he performed included Edvard Grieg and Franz Liszt. </div><div><p><a href="http://qctonline.com/calling-all-music-lovers-club-musical-de-qu-bec-announces-exciting-2018-2019-season-line">read more</a></p>http://qctonline.com/calling-all-music-lovers-club-musical-de-qu-bec-announces-exciting-2018-2019-season-line#commentsCommunityArts &amp; EntertainmentFebruary 7 2018 EditionWed, 07 Feb 2018 01:01:49 +0000Admin12941 at http://qctonline.comBlack History Month encourages unity to build together http://qctonline.com/black-history-month-encourages-unity-build-together
<p>Black History Month kicked off in Quebec City on Thursday, Feb.1, at the Palais Montcalm, with members of the Table de Concertation du mois de l’Histoire des Noirs de Québec (TCMHNQ), special guests and dignitaries.</p>
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<p>For over a year I have been observing, from my balcony, the construction of the Sommet III, a 587-unit high-rise in Sainte-Foy that has changed the skyline. The excavation started Dec. 12, 2016 and construction is expected to end Sept. 1. It is 14 storeys high, not counting four underground levels for the parking garage. It is a very impressive and imposing structure.</p>
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<p><img src="/files/images/carnival_curling_rocks.jpg" height="391" width="500" /></p><p><a href="http://qctonline.com/scenes-winter-carnival">read more</a></p>http://qctonline.com/scenes-winter-carnival#commentsCommunityArts &amp; EntertainmentFebruary 7 2018 EditionWed, 07 Feb 2018 01:01:43 +0000Admin12937 at http://qctonline.com